The Syrian-Emirati Rapprochement Is All About Realpolitik, Not Principles

The Syrian-Emirati Rapprochement Is All About Realpolitik, Not Principles

The ongoing Syrian-Emirati rapprochement, epitomized most recently by President Assad praising Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed as “humane” for the latter’s pledge of “support and solidarity” to Syria during World War C despite the UAE’s leading role in causing the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in Yemen, proves that the Arab Republic pursues a policy of…

Trump Admin’s Bounty on Venezuelan President Triggers Explosive Confession of Violent Plot

Trump Admin’s Bounty on Venezuelan President Triggers Explosive Confession of Violent Plot

On Wednesday the U.S. announced it was sending a naval force to the Caribbean supposedly to combat drug trafficking coming from Venezuela. As this piece points out, relatively little drug traffic passes through Venezuela, raising concerns about what the force’s true mission is. For 20 years, right wing extremists in Miami and Washington have been…

Going Down with the Ship

Going Down with the Ship

The mightiest Empire ever to have existed is being brought down by a bug. Aesop had nothing to say about this, but someone out there will know whether the situation is unique. (I breathed a sigh of relief upon learning that the former British Foreign Secretary, one of the ubiquitous Cameron brothers, is heading the…